Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau: FCA regulated?

Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Authorised for 12 years
Complaints covered by the Ombudsman
No FCA actions
Active company since 2011
1 thing worth a closer look in the background checks

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

Website

carmarthenshire-ca.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Phone number

01267 234488
Address

19 Murray Street, Llanelli, Dyfed, SA15 1AQ, United Kingdom

In the full report: 3 background checks, 1 thing worth a closer look

When carmarthenshire-ca.org.uk first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
What kind of line 01267 234488 is
Who else gives the postcode SA15 1AQ

The firm, by virtue of its constitution or any enactment, must be:(i) required (after payment of outgoings) to apply the whole of its income and any capital it expends for charitable or public purposes, and (ii) prohibited from directly or indirectly distributing amongst its members any part of its assets (otherwise than for charitable or public purposes); And the firm must not have any associate (other than a not-for profit debt advice body) which carries on debt adjusting or debt counselling or providing credit information services.)

FCA permissions and consumer protection

Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
Complaints Ombudsman, free
You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.

Show FCA detail (3 permissions)

Debt Adjusting
Debt-counselling
Providing Credit Information Services

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number: 07600945 (opens Companies House in a new tab)
Company status: Active
Company type: Private company limited by guarantee
Incorporated: 12 April 2011 (15 years old)
Registered office: 19 Murray Street, Llanelli, SA15 1AQ, Wales
Nature of business: Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified (SIC 82990)

Directors and company secretaries

Name	Role	Born	Appointed	Other companies
Hamish William Laughland	Director	Jul 1946	12 Apr 2011	1 other company
Richard John Edwards (Dr)	Director	Aug 1954	21 Apr 2011	1 other company
Hayley Linda Price	Director	Jan 1978	30 Jan 2024	None
Janice Kay Richards Evans Obe	Director	May 1947	11 Mar 2025	None
Gary Butler	Secretary	Not published	24 Mar 2025	–

Other companies run by these 4 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other company: 1
closed down: 1
run together: 1

In the full report: all 1 company, named

What each company does, and whether it is still trading
Which of these 4 directors sit on each board, and since when
Any that went into liquidation or administration
The 1 company these 4 directors run together
All 25 people who have ever been directors, with their dates

Key dates in its history

Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (4) All events (53)

2014

1 April 2014

Regulated by the FCA from this date
FCA imposed a requirement (Not for profit firm)
Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2011

12 April 2011

Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 53 events

All 53 events in its history (4 shown here)
Every director appointment and resignation: 46

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1 other company its directors have run, named
3 background checks on its contact details, 1 flagged
All 53 events in its history

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau FCA authorised?

Yes, Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau (FRN 617542) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since April 2014 and works as a debt advice or management. The FCA has placed no limits on its permissions.

What is Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau’s phone number and website?

The FCA register lists the phone number 01267 234488 and the website carmarthenshire-ca.org.uk for Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.

Is Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau a scam or clone?

Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.

Is my money safe with Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau?

Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.

Who runs Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau?

Companies House lists 4 directors of Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau: Hamish William Laughland, Richard John Edwards (Dr), Hayley Linda Price and Janice Kay Richards Evans Obe.

How long has Carmarthenshire Citizens Advice Bureau been in business?

The company was formed on 12 April 2011, and has held its current FCA authorisation since April 2014.